Chapter 12
I say it now: Tatia Cerise is a woman you don't want to mess with.
As soon as I had woken up, I searched my surroundings. Hoping that if anything goes wrong, I would have a way to escape with Hazel. She sat right across from me and all around were lots of Hunters.
One stood in the middle like she was the leader of the pack. She had a long, black army jacket that held a lot of pockets. She wore camo pants which had the colours green, black and gold. Her hair was dark ash, tightened in a strict bun and she held no emotion in her emerald green eyes which kinda freaked me out. Her chestnut skin seemed to catch the rays of the sun as if she was a solar panel filled with energy.
"Are you awake Jamie?" She asked. I trembled with fear when she called my name. It was too emotionless. Something was wrong. She spoke with a smooth, relaxing Mediterranean accent.
"Yes, I am, seeing as though you slammed my head on the ground" I explained.
"Well you did not make it easy for us as you shot down four of my hunters" She declared.
"Who the hell are you and what exactly are the Apex Alphas?" I asked. Those questions kept constantly bugging me and they needed to be answered.
The questions seemed to make a smile form on her smooth face. Then surprisingly she started to come closer to me until she was inches away from my face. It was as if she was inspecting me for slaughter.
"Well Jamie, I see that you are interested in the history of the Alphas so today I'll give you a history lesson," She cheered.
I kept feeling like something was wrong but I couldn't figure it out. Then I tried to get a vision to help me out but nothing was occurring. She kept coming closer to me then unexpectedly-
"GET THE HELL AWAY FROM HIM YOU LITTLE DISGUSTING RASCAL!" Hazel roared.
I noticed that she'd woken up and for some reason, every single hunter including the leader was astounded.
"How the hell is this possible?!" Tatia screamed.
What the hell is going on?
"Shocked right? Well, I'm back and you go close to Jamie again. I will grab you by the neck and throw you somewhere excruciatingly painful, understand?" Hazel mentioned.
The lady's emerald green eyes flickered with cruelty and then she gave one of her hunters a click with her fingers.
She then went closer to Hazel and backhanded her in the face.
"Thank you Aanisah," The woman said. Aanisah gave the lady a nod. She then went behind the gentlewoman and then another woman came by her side. Aanisah had an potnet face. Her caramel hair was locked in thin braids. She had light amber eyes and warm ivory skin. For some reason, she reminded me of a Queen. She radiated energy and strength.
"Aanisah, Layla, can you please make sure that Hazel stays knocked out for at least half an hour?" She asked.
"Yes Tatia" They both answered.
Layla was different from Aanisah. She looked more like a warrior than a Queen. She had violet eyes and beige skin. Unlike Aanisah, her hot toffee hair was in a ponytail. She portrayed a huntress to me. They both did as their leader Tatia asked. They stood by Hazel, both holding a taser in one hand.
"What the hell do you think you both are doing with a taser?!" I declared.
Then all of them started laughing hysterically. Oh god, I thought to myself. I was in a mental hospital with patients all over the edge from saving. What did ALIRON do to them?
"Jamie my name is Tatia Cerise, one of the first Apex Alphas to be created. The Apex Alphas were created from the start of Aliron. In the late 90s and early 20s, we already knew the way humanity was increasing would lead us to destruction. So we decided to do something that created a revolution in the world of medicine and science. We had created a serum that was able to create people like us. Then slowly with some trials and tribulations, we created the perfect serum. Alex would have told you then but of course, you blew him up in little parts!" Tatia explained.
The information that she had told me was already solidifying pieces together and with a little more, I think I would have enough information about them to find a weakness.
"How was the serum created and who was the first Alpha?" I asked.
"Well the person that created the serum was Dr Micheal Summers but I don't think you would know him. The first Alpha was a girl but we don't talk much about her. We see her as a traitor to her kind. She could have been powerful but she ran like a coward when she found out what they had made her become. When Dr Summers had injected the serum inside of her she had been provided power that was astonishing!" Tatia explained.
It made me curious to know who the First was. These people used to worship her like a Queen and she ran. After another fifteen minutes of hearing Tatia telling her people to secure the area and after five minutes of screaming and yelling, Hazel woke up.
"You little wretch!" Hazel groaned.
I felt elated to see Hazel's usual self. I tried to talk to her but Tatia was constantly talking or watching the both of us so I didn't have a chance.
"Now isn't it time to take you to Aliron?" Tatia encouraged.
At that split second, I had no choice but to do something. I told Hazel to follow me. She gave me a signal. I pulled myself and the wood above the ground and then slammed in on the ground causing it to break into pieces. The hunters all around us started to get into position but they had no time. I dashed towards them and kicked and punched, screaming frantically. Blood was sprayed everywhere. I tried to look for Hazel but she was nowhere to be found. I continued hoping I had enough energy to take on ten hunters all at once.